Erick Christian (1857/58-1932/33)

CHRISTIAN, GARRISON

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 7/14/2024 at 13:42:58

From Story City Herald January 12, 1933 (page 8)

OLD VETERINARIAN DIED

Erick Christian Passed Away with the Old Year at Jewell

Erick Christian, son of Christian and Anna Christian, was born at Lisbon, Ill., Sept. 26, 1858, and died in Hamilton county, Iowa, Dec 31, 1932, at the age of 74 years, 3 months and 5 days.

He lived in Illinois until the early eighties, then came to Iowa, residing since at Radcliffe, Ellsworth and at Jewell, where he has lived for many years past. For years he engaged in his work as a veterinarian, thruout Hamilton and adjoining counties, and he enjoyed an exceptionally wide acquaintance and had an unusual number of good friends thruout the wide territory in which his work took him.

He was married at Nevada Sept. 26, 1888, to Miss Fannie Garrison. Two daughters were born to this union, Attie, who died at the age of 3 years, and Cleo who died when about 16 years old. He is survived by four brothers, Louis of Illinois, Martin of Fort Dodge, Ellis of Scranton, and Randall of Newark, Ill., as well as many other relatives.

Mr. Christian was genial and friendly; he had many good traits and was noted for his fondness for and kindness to children and to dogs, and for his fondness for flowers and shrubbery, in the growing of which he seemed to have peculiar talent.

The funeral was held at one o'clock Wednesday at the A. l. Fleenor funeral parlors in Jewell, Rev. F. F. Stover officiating. Songs were sung by Mrs. Otto Fenton and Mrs. Fleenor, and John Foster, J. E. Glaman, Chas. Glaman, R. T. Wise, Ed Perry and B. S. Millett served as pall bearers. Interment was made at Radcliffe.

NOTE: On his headstone his dates are 1857-1933. The above obituary states he died Dec. 31, 1932 where Find-A-Grave states he died Jan. 1, 1933.